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Distant view of caribou out on the wash, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Description:
Photograph of 3 caribou standing out on the wash in Denali National Park and Preserve as viewed at a distance. The wash slopes down through the foreground from left to right. Streams of water flow through the wash. In the distance, a few animals (presumably caribou) stand far out in the wash at center. They are barely visible. Beyond the wash, a snow-covered mountain stands in the background at right and another rises at left.
Date:
August 17, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of caribou out on the wash, Denali National Park and Preserve, 1946

Distant view of Thornton Chase's tomb in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Photograph of the grave site for Thornton Chase, first American convert to the Baha'i Faith, in Inglewood Cemetery. The tombstone lies in the near distance at center and is viewed at an angle. The large tombstone lies flat over the ground. Some small bouquets of flowers lie atop it. A cemetery drive passes horizontally behind the tombstone. Beyond the drive, tombstones and trees dot the cemetery grounds.
Date:
July, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Thornton Chase's tomb in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, 1946

Kalmath Falls railway station, viewed from the north, Klamath Falls, 1947

Description:
Photograph of the Klamath Falls railroad station, as viewed from the north. The station's platform enters frame from the bottom edge at center and extends back, curving to the right. To the immediate left of the platform, a set of train tracks run parallel to the platform. A train sits on another set of tracks at far left, curving towards center as it extends into the distance. In the near distance, a man walks down the platform, away from the camera, left-of-center. Further down the platform, dozens of travelers stand in front of the station. The station stands in the near distance to the right of the platform and is viewed at a slight angle from the side. It appears to be built of stone. Two large windows are inset into the side of the building that faces camera. A sign sitting atop the roof reads, "KLAMATH FALLS." In front of the station and to the right of the platform, several cars are parked in a line in the foreground. They sit, side-by-side. All are viewed at an angle from the side, facing left.
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Kalmath Falls railway station, viewed from the north, Klamath Falls, 1947

Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman passenger train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting aboard the Pullman car, Lake Sheridan, while traveling en route from Banff to Los Angeles. The train car is viewed close-up, from the exterior, and at an angle from the side. The side of the car stretches back on an angle across the image from left to right as it sits on the tracks. It extends beyond the frame at left and right. Mertie West sits behind the third window from the left and looks to the camera. Above the windows, it reads, "[P]ULLMAN," and below the windows it reads, "LAKE SHERIDAN."
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman passenger train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West sitting aboard the Pullman car, Lake Sheridan, while traveling en route from Banff to Los Angeles. The train car is viewed close-up, from the exterior, and from a low-angle perspective. The side of the car stretches horizontally across the image. It extends beyond the frame on all sides. Mertie West sits behind the center window and looks down to the camera. Above the windows, it reads, "[P]ULLM[AN]," and below the windows it reads, "LAKE SHERID[AN]."
Date:
July 3, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West sits aboard the Pullman train, Lake Sheridan, Mount Shasta vicinity, 1947

Mertie West and other visitors enter the Ryan Borax Mine, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of Mertie West and other sightseers entering the Ryan Borax Mine. Mertie West stands nearest to camera at right. She walks with her back to the camera. Further ahead of her, 5 others walk into the entrance of a mine. The mine entrance is viewed close-up. Rocks surround the lumber, post-and-lintel entryway. Beyond the entrance, the mine tunnel extends back beneath the rocks and into shadow.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and other visitors enter the Ryan Borax Mine, Death Valley National Park vicinity, 1947

Car stopped along the roadside, Barstow vicinity, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West and company's car stopped during a lunch break along the roadside just west of Barstow. A road stretches across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. It appears to incline as it approaches the left. On the far side of the road at center, a car is parked. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side, facing left. The trunk of the car is open and suitcases are visible within it. Behind the car, a wood post and wire fence runs parallel to the road.
Date:
March, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Car stopped along the roadside, Barstow vicinity, 1947

Sightseers visit the gravesite of Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of visitors to Arlington National Cemetery standing on the grave site of Pierre Charles L'Enfant. A walkway enters frame from the bottom edge at right and stretches back towards center. It slices through the grassy lawn in front of the Lee Mansion (out-of-frame). At the end of the path and in the near distance at center, the grave site of Pierre Charles L'Enfant stands atop a hill. It is viewed at an angle. The tomb consists of a foundational slab at its base. Atop the foundation, a smaller, beveled slab rests. Six decorative posts rise from the beveled base and support another slab. Two couples stand atop the foundational base of the monument at the near left corner and the far right corner. The Washington, D.C. skyline is visible in the far distance. The Lincoln Memorial is barely visible to the left of the near couple and the Washington Monument rises beyond the tomb.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Sightseers visit the gravesite of Pierre Charles L'Enfant in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, 1947

H. H. West poses beside the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, 1947

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West posing beside the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. A wide terrace between sets of stairs spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches back on a slight angle to the left. H. H. West stands in the near distance, left-of-center, and looks to the camera. Behind him, the marble, neoclassical Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands. It is viewed from its southern face and stretches out-of-frame to the left. Three laurel wreaths are carved in relief on the side of the tomb. They are spaced and framed by 4 pilasters. Metal chains and posts surround the monument. A few other visitors mill about the terrace. One man stands in the near distance along the right edge with his back to the camera. A group of 3 people stand at the far end of the terrace at center. Trees line the background, cascading downward to the right.
Date:
October, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West poses beside the southern face of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington, 1947